Set for one person, even though nobody will be eating at it. It honors the men and women who serve in America’s Armed Forces—especially those MISSING IN ACTION (our MIA’s) and those held PRISONER OF WAR (our POW’s).
It is a small table to show one soldier’s lonely battle against many. It is covered with a white cloth to honor a soldier’s pure heart when he answers his country’s call to duty.
There is a lemon slice and grains of salt on a plate to show a captive soldier’s bitter fate and the tears of families waiting for loved ones to return.
An empty chair is pushed to the table for the missing soldiers who are not here.
The black napkin signifies the sorrow of captivity. The overturned glass is for the meal that won’t be eaten.
The white candle stands for peace. And finally, the red rose in a vase tied with red ribbon is for the hope that all our missing will return someday.
It is just a little white table…
But it gives touching tribute to our finest and bravest countrymen—those who wait, and hope and believe in the dream of freedom with every breath they take on foreign soil, and whose spirits live beyond the chains of their prisons.
YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN
SO LONG AS THERE IS ONE LEFT IN WHOM YOUR MEMORY REMAINS.
